A hand-painted ceramic figurine representing the character Mrs Cobbett from the Gordon Murray stop-motion animation series Camberwick Green. The figure is modelled as a flower seller wearing a blue dress, black apron, yellow bodice, and a black hat, holding a gathered bouquet of red and yellow flowers. She stands upon a circular base with a textured cobblestone effect. The piece is accompanied by a printed certificate of authenticity and the original green card box. The certificate is headed Trumptonshire Camberwick Green Trumpton Chigley and identifies the piece as Mrs Cobbett TR10, stating it was modelled by Robert Simpson and issued in a limited edition of two thousand five hundred. The certificate is numbered 0398 and bears a printed signature for Wayne Nutbeen, Chief Executive, Royal Doulton PLC. Small print to the certificate base reads © GORDON MURRAY (TRUMPTONSHIRE) LTD 2001 LICENSED BY LINK LICENSING © 2001 ROYAL DOULTON. The side of the box features a white adhesive label reading ROYAL DOULTON 52383 18211 LBPTRU MRS COBBETT.
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